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Ravita Prasad 8/8/2017
Hi
I would like to add future generation technologies exogenously. I understand that for this nothing is entered in endogenous capacity. I have a few queries:
1. In current accounts, Electricity generation process, all new technologies are entered with its Dispatch rule, merit order, process efficiency, life time, capacity credit, capital cost, fixed cost. Is this correct? Or do i enter all these information in the scenario where the the new technologies will be considered to generating in future?
2. The exogenous capacity values are entered in a particular scenario or in current accounts for future generation technologies?
3. Also, where do we specify the year for the new technology to start generating in the model?
Appreciate your help.
Regards
Ravita
Taylor Binnington 8/15/2017
1 Like Hi Ravita. Sorry for the delay on our end.
- Two quick comments: the Merit Order variable only applies if you select the "MeritOrderDispatch" rule for the Dispatch Rule variable. Also, if you want to use LEAP to calculate financial/cost-type results, don't forget about variable OM costs. To decide which scenario to enter this data into, be sure to consider LEAP's concept of scenario inheritance. My own personal preference is to enter these data under Current Accounts, and then only introduce capacity (via Exogenous or Endogenous Capacity variables) in the scenario that I want the technology to exist. This minimizes data entry, since you only need to provide information about the physical characteristics and costs of the power plant in a single place. You may still change these values/overwrite Current Accounts values under specific scenarios, if you wish.
- Enter capacity only in scenarios where you want the capacity to exist, And again, consider scenario inheritance when doing so.
- LEAP will begin dispatching a process using the rule described in the Dispatch Rule variable (provided there is available capacity) beginning in the year specific by the First Simulation Year. Before this year, only the Historical Production variable is used to control the output of the process.
Hope this helps,
Taylor
Ravita Prasad 8/20/2017
